{"product_id":"four-mothers-9781399734387","title":"Four Mothers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Public interest journalism at its best \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- powerful human stories peppered with well-chosen facts ... A compelling case for a fairer society''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An absorbing, moving, and beautifully composed exploration of motherhood and mothering across the world . . .  a gripping, vital, and utterly compelling book''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElinor Cleghorn, author of \u003ci\u003eUnwell Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAS THE YEAR TURNS, FOUR WOMEN GIVE BIRTH.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Japan, \u003cb\u003eTsukasa\u003c\/b\u003e''s government-funded hospital room overlooks the mountains and she spends seven days there, before resting at her mother''s house for a month. The day after giving birth in Kenya, \u003cb\u003eChelsea\u003c\/b\u003e returns to her flat in the city, far from her extended family, and her friends help her settle in. \u003cb\u003eAnna\u003c\/b\u003e, who has already been on maternity leave in Finland for a month, delivers her baby in a midwife-lead birth centre, a tradition dating back a century. In America, despite her insurance, \u003cb\u003eSarah\u003c\/b\u003e pays $3,000 from her savings for an uncomplicated birth, before heading home, excited and overwhelmed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFour Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e follows these women over the next twelve months, through their first year of parenting. Through immersive storytelling and deep reporting, Abigail Leonard brings to life the policies that shape the experiences of both parents and children: access to healthcare and parental leave, community and workplace support.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoth intimate and international, we see what is and what could be.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Eye-opening and cathartic. It is a love letter to parents and a clarion call for better policy''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEve Rodsky, author of \u003ci\u003eFair Play\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003eExquisitely reported and intensely readable ... Once I started Four Mothers I could not put it down'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarcy Lockman, author of All the Rage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019765219671,"sku":"9781399734387","price":16.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399734387.jpg?v=1750781222","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/four-mothers-9781399734387","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}